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This thread has been very useful as it has collected a great many words now.
I've a few words to add here. Squeamish (Adjective) /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ 1. easily upset, or made to feel sick by unpleasant sights or situations, especially when the sight of blood is involved: Women get squeamish over trivial. This movie is not for the squeamish people. It is natural to feel squeamish at the site of the blood. 2. not wanting to do something that might be considered dishonest or immoral: The idea of earning money illegally feels squeamish to him. |
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Brainiac NOUN
a very intelligent person: A team of brainiacs are here to answer your scientific questions. Brainiacs from around the world take part in the contest. Most of the Pakistani Journalists are the real brainiacs.
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X factor NOUN
ˈeks fæktə(r) a special quality, especially one that is essential for success and is difficult to describe: Many in Pakistan believe that Imran Khan has an X factor to bring about a revolutionary change in Pakistan. She certainly has the X factor that all great singers have. The effect of the weather on production costs is always something of an X factor, or unknown variable.
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Take another dose of vocabulary
1. Pernickety (adj) Worrying too much about unimportant details; showing this: It seems almost pernickety to object to the last few sentences of such an excellent report. Parents are mostly pernickety for their children. Synonym: Fussy 2. Jaded (adj) tired and bored, because you have had too much of something: I felt terribly jaded after having a very hectic weekend. It was a meal to tempt even the most jaded palate/appetite. You should go a change of air when you feel jaded with your work. I feel very jaded with using Facebook at times. 3. Embed (verb) also IMBED (usu passive) to fix something firmly into a solid substance or object: He had to undergo an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his right leg. The arrow embedded itself into the wall. It felt him a lot of pain when I pulled out the thorn embedded in his foot. (figurative) The idea became embedded in his mind ( = the idea consolidated in his mind ) The feelings of hatred against the US are (deeply) embed in our society. Some people do not want to leave the comfort zone they are embedded in. 4. Treason (noun) the crime of doing something that could cause danger to your country, such as helping its enemies during a war: The people who were involved in treason should be located to frustrate such practice once and for all. 5. Despicable (adj) very unpleasant or evil: They hate her now! She was despicable. Rethink your policy to foil the despicable plots of your enemy. His intentions are not despicable. 6. Variant (a) (n) (of/on something) a thing that is slightly different form or type of something: This game is a variant of baseball. The story has many variants. Like all variants of populism, his rhetoric is ambiguous and ideologically contradictory. Variant (b) (adj) variant forms of spelling. Ozone gas is a variant form of Oxygen. 7. Aura (n) (of something) a feeling of particular quality that is very noticeable and seems to surround a person or place: She has an aura of invincibility always. The valleys of Kaghan and Naran has a magical aura. 8. Invincible (adj) too strong to be defeated or changed: Imran Khan has an invincible will of bringing a change in Pakistan. He is very invincible when it comes to argumentation. 9. Iinvincibility (n) the state of being too strong to be defeated or changed: He has a great confidence on his invincibility. None doubts your invincibility. 10. Worthwhile (adj) important, enjoyable, interesting, etc; worth of consideration or spending time, etc: It was in aid of a worthwhile cause. The smile on her face made it all worthwhile. We all felt we had done something worthwhile for the local community. 11. Stymie (verb) (stymieing, stymying, stymied, stymied) (esp passive) to prevent somebody from doing something that they have planned or want to do: He found himself stymied by an old opponent. Financial difficulties have stymied the company's growth. My plans of getting higher education were stymied due to lack of financial resources. The talented people get stymied in a corrupt system.
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Learn a few more words now: 1. Condescend (Verb) a. to do something that you think it is below your social position to do: We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us. Many of our political leaders consider it to condescend interacting with common people. He actually condescended to say hello to her in the street today. Our Holy Prophet (PBUH) disliked condescending to do one's own work. Lauren Booth said that before converting to Islam, she took with her a swagger and condescended to help the Muslim women in Asia whenever she visited. b. [INTRANSITIVE] condescend (to somebody): to behave towards somebody as though you are more important and more intelligent than they are: When giving guidance, be careful not to condescend to your junior. You lack a sense of co-operation in a discussion, when you begin to condescend to each other. 2. Blob (Noun) a small amount or drop of something esp a liquid; a small area of something: I can see a few blobs of tea on your shirt. The table had many blobs of wax/paint/ink on it. 3. Peripheral (Adj) not as important as the main aim, part, etc of something: The preface only gives the peripheral information about the book. We Muslims have entangled ourselves in the religious issues of peripheral concern. Fund raising is peripheral to their main activities. She possessed a peripheral vision about Islam before. 4. Spurt (verb) a. ( of liquids of flames ) to burst or pour out suddenly; to produce sudden powerful streams of liquid or flames: The blood was spurting from her nose. The human growth spurts at two different stages- from gestation till two years of age after birth and from adolescence to maturity. The water spurted from the ground when we dug it with spade. His leg started spurting blood. Red and yellow flames spurted out of the fire. Volcano produces an amazing aura when its lava spurts out of it. b. to increase your speed for a short time to get somewhere faster: We had to spurt the cars and other vehicles to get at the airport on time. She spurted past me to get to the line first. 5. Perfidious (adj) that cannot be trusted: Our political leaders deliver empty rhetoric with perfidious claims. The USA is too perfidious for the Muslim countries to have friendship on the basis of equality. Perfidious influence/promise/charter.
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Adding more words to your vocabulary:
1. Up (verb) upping, upped a. [Intransitive] up and ... (informal or humorous) to suddenly move or do something unexpected: He upped and left without telling anyone. They upped and started raising slogans against the leader. b. [Transitive] to increase the price or amount of something: The buyers upped their offer by a thousand dollars. The lack of proper sleep ups the risk of weakness of brain. 2. Delude (Verb) delude somebody/oneself (with something/into doing something): to mislead somebody deliberately: to deceive somebody Or to make somebody believe what is not true: Poor deluded nation/creature. The US is deluding itself if it thinks fighting with Iran is easy. Don't be deluded into thinking that we are out of danger yet. No normal personal can be deluded into doing such heinous act. On the first April, people are deluded fool as a mark of the celebration. Our political leaders delude people fool with their perfidious rhetoric. On Facebook, many people create fake profiles. So one has to be careful not to deluded fool into such nonsense. 3. Shell-shocked (Adjective) Shocked, confused, or anxious because of a difficult situation, and unable to think or act normally: We all felt shell shocked after we heard the bomb blast near our flat. I felt completely shell shocked at the news of such inhuman crime. 4. Optimum (also optimal) a. the best possible; producing the best possible results: A healthy diet is important for an optimum growth. The progress is only possible with an optimum use of resources. An optimum (or optimal) balance of nutrients and whole foods enables the optimum (or optimal) performance. b. the optimum (Noun) [Singular] the best possible result, set of conditions etc; ideal: For efficient fuel consumption, a speed of 60 mph is about the optimum On average, the energy consumption ranging from 2100-2800 calories is about the optimum. Working hard will maximize the chances of the optimum. 5. Morphinee (noun) a powerful drug that is made from opium and used to reduce pain: Cancer patients are often prescribed increasing doses of morphine. Namaz serves as a powerful spiritual morphine. Lauren Booth said "I sat down and felt a shot of powerful spiritual morphine, just absolute bliss and joy" 6. Swagger (verb) to walk in an an extremely proud and confident way: He swaggered into the room looking very pleased with himself. ALLAH says "Human being swaggers on this earth, forgetting that they have been created from dust".
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Vocabulary again...
1. Acuity (Noun) [Uncountable] (formal) the ability to think, see or hear clearly: Overdose of thiamine by ingestion of food or supplement has been reported to show an increased mental acuity in volunteering women. As a young person, you enjoy a good deal of acuity. 2. Ubiquitous (Adj) seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common: The ubiquitous bicycles of university towns. Tom Hanks is a ubiquitous movie star. Apple is a ubiquitous fruit. Ubiquitously (adv) The grains are available ubiquitously. The criminals roam ubiquitously and the innocent remain reserved to themselves. Variety of mobiles are available in the market ubiquitously. 3. Germ (Noun) (a). (Countable, usually plural) a very small living thing that can cause infection and disease: Disinfectant kills germs. There are many soaps available in the market (recommended by doctors) which kill germs. An anti-septic soap is handy against the germs. (b) [Singular] germ for something: an early stage of the development of the something: There was the germ of a new idea. Voting an honest person does not guarantee revolution but a germ for change. The germ of the town was a small house near the river. The idea proved to be a germ for change. 4. Denigrate (verb) somebody/something: to criticise somebody/something unfairly; to say somebody/something does not have any value or is not important: If you are not living a life in accord with Islam, then you have no right to denigrate those who are preaching it. One should look into one's collars before denigrating others. Their remarks meant nothing but denigrating her. 5. Accost (verb) to go up to somebody and speak to them, especially in a way that is rude or threatening or when somebody does not like to be spoken or talked to: She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger. She is too shy to be accosted by a stranger. I do not like to be accosted while I'm taking exercise or studying. 6. Coax (verb) to persuade somebody to do something by talking to them in a kind and gentle way: How strong the rhetoric is, no sensible person can be coaxed into voting a wrong person. The young people get coaxed easily because of their pliable nature. She coaxed the cat into coming closer. He was coaxed out of the retirement to help the failing company. She had to coax the car along. Police managed to coax the man down the ledge. He said that was coaxed into the crime by his friends.
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